Re: 1982 55hp wiring trouble
The CD module has two halves and each half fires a coil. If you had spark on one coil and no have no spark, it is likely that the module itself is bad. If you disconnected the primary coil wires from the CD box, be certain that they are connected to the proper terminals on the CD box otherwise they will be firing 180 degrees out of order. Those coils mount on the head and should have an excellent ground but to be sure, run a ground wire from each coil mounting bolt to the black ground.
HOWEVER--First remove the white wire from the engine terminal board. It is the stop wire. When disconnected, the engine will start but can not be stopped. See if you have spark now. If you do, then the ignition switch is bad.
Your wires are not standard Chrysler pattern but that should be ok as long as like colors are connected and blue is jumped to black ground.
Proper order should be yellow (start), purple (tach), White (stop), Green (choke), orange (overheat), red (battery and rectifier), blue (stop, jumped to black), and black (ground).
At the ignition switch, red goes to "b", blue and white each go to an "M", yellow connects to "S", and green is "c"
1982 should be Prestolite ignition and it may say "Magna Power" that's ok. BUT if it says "Magna Power II" that's not so good. That particular ignition failed quite regularly and there are no parts available for it--not even used ones unless you are very lucky.
